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Tupelo High School defeated Starkville High School 62-57 in overtime to win the Class 7A girls basketball championship on Feb. 27, 2025.
Starkville led 11-7 after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 24-15 at halftime. Tupelo outscored Starkville 21-11 in the third quarter to take the lead. The teams remained close in the fourth, finishing regulation tied at 52 before Tupelo outscored Starkville 10-5 in overtime.
Mackenzie Rucker led Tupelo with 22 points and 12 rebounds, making six free throws. Nadia Norfleet added 14 points and six rebounds, while Olivia Smith contributed 12 points, including two three-pointers. Tupelo shot 34.4% from the field and made six three-pointers.
Jada Gay led Starkville with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Zariah Brown and Zariyah Edwards each scored 11 points, with Brown recording 10 rebounds. Starkville shot 33.3% overall but made just five of 27 three-point attempts.
Starkville’s largest lead was 13 points in the second quarter, while Tupelo’s biggest advantage was six in overtime. The game featured three ties and 11 lead changes.
Date: 2/27/2025 Arena:
Time: 6:00 pm City, State:
VISITOR: Starkville High School ( )
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
NO PLAYER P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN
1 Gay, Jada * 7 12 0 0 3 7 8 8 16 2 17 0 8 1 1 36:00
3 Warren, Ciara * 3 11 2 8 0 0 1 1 2 4 8 4 1 0 1 31:12
5 Brown, Zariah * 5 12 0 3 1 2 6 4 10 3 11 1 2 0 0 34:24
12 Warren, Logan * 3 13 3 10 0 0 1 3 4 5 9 0 1 0 1 31:22
31 Edwards, Zariyah * 4 12 0 2 3 4 3 3 6 3 11 0 1 1 0 36:00
15 Williams , Morgan 0 6 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 11:02
TEAM REBOUNDS 4 6 10 0
Team Totals 22 66 5 27 8 15 23 26 49 17 57 6 16 2 3 180
Total FG% - 1st: 10/35 0.286 2nd and OTs: 12/31 0.387 Game: 0.333 Deadball
3-PT FG% - 1st: 2/15 0.133 2nd and OTs: 3/12 0.250 Game: 0.185 Rebounds
Total FT% - 1st: 2/4 0.500 2nd and OTs: 6/11 0.545 Game: 0.533 (4,0)
HOME: Tupelo High School ( )
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
NO PLAYER P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN
0 Crump, Cadence * 2 7 0 1 2 2 4 2 6 4 6 0 1 1 2 30:56
1 Norfleet, Nadia * 5 19 2 7 2 2 1 5 6 0 14 1 2 0 1 36:00
4 Smith, Olivia * 4 9 2 5 2 5 0 3 3 1 12 0 4 1 0 36:00
11 Rucker, Mackenzie * 7 20 2 5 6 8 5 7 12 4 22 1 3 1 1 36:00
15 Siddell, Bailey * 3 5 0 1 2 4 5 5 10 4 8 1 2 0 3 26:11
2 Trice, Destiney 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5:50
5 Barbles, Lauren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3:59
22 Garth, Kabreyia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5:04
TEAM REBOUNDS 3 2 5 2
Team Totals 21 61 6 20 14 21 18 24 42 15 62 4 14 3 7 180
Total FG% - 1st: 5/26 0.192 2nd and OTs: 16/35 0.457 Game: 0.344 Deadball
3-PT FG% - 1st: 2/11 0.182 2nd and OTs: 4/9 0.444 Game: 0.300 Rebounds
Total FT% - 1st: 3/6 0.500 2nd and OTs: 11/15 0.733 Game: 0.667 (3,0)
Technical Fouls: Stark (0)
: Tupel (0)
OFFICIALS :
ATTENDANCE : 0
ENHANCED SCORING FstBrk OffTov Paint 2ndCh Bench
Starkville High School 0 11 30 13 1
Tupelo High School 4 12 24 11 0
SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT1 TOTAL
Starkville High School 11 13 11 17 5 57
Tupelo High School 7 8 21 16 10 62
Last FG: Starkville High School OT1- 0:31, Tupelo High School OT1- 2:29
Largest lead: Starkville High School by 13 2nd- 2:27, Tupelo High School by 6 OT1- 0:40
Score tied: 3 times, Lead changed: 11 times
